Piraeus station

Athens Metro
Πειραιάς
Piraeus
Athens Suburban Railway
The line 1 station building, built in 1928 from EIS (Hellenic Electric Railways S.A) company
General information
LocationPiraeus, Athens
Greece
Coordinates37°56′53″N 23°38′37″E / 37.948020°N 23.643555°E / 37.948020; 23.643555
Owned by
Managed by
Line(s)
Platforms10
Tracks8
Construction
Structure type
  • At-grade (Line 1 and Suburban Rail)
  • Underground (Line 3)
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Key dates
27 February 1869Line 1 station opened[2]
30 June 1884Railway station opened[3]
1904Line 1 electrified
30 June 1928Line 1 station rebuilt
December 2001Line 1 station rebuilt
4 June 2007Railway station rebuit[4]
1 February 2018Railway electrified[5]
10 October 2022Line 3 station opened[6]
Services
Preceding station Athens Metro Athens Metro Following station
Terminus Line 1 Faliro
towards Kifissia
Dimotiko Theatro
Terminus
Line 3 Maniatika
Preceding station Athens Suburban Railway Suburban Rail Following station
Terminus Line A1 Lefka
Line A4 Lefka
towards Kiato
Former services
Preceding station Former railways Following station
Terminus Piraeus–Patras Railway (SPAP) Lefka
towards Patras
Location
Map
Piraeus railway station
line structure
Diagram not to scale

Piraeus (Greek: Πειραιάς, Peiraias) is the name of two railway stations in Piraeus, Athens, Greece, approximately 9 km south-west of the centre of Athens. The southern building is an interchange station between Line 1 and Line 3 and is the present terminus of Athens Metro Line 1, formerly the Athens-Piraeus Railways Co that opened in 1869.[2] The northern building is the railway terminus for standard gauge railway services of the Athens Suburban Railway to the Acharnes Railway Center and Chalcis.[7] Both buildings are located next to the seaport, with the Electric Railways Museum of Piraeus located in the metro station, in the space of the former Post Office.

  1. ^ "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b "Stations". Athens Piraeus Electric Railways (in Greek). Athens. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  3. ^ The Greek Railways (in Greek). Athens: Militos. 1997. p. 178. ISBN 9608460077.
  4. ^ "Piraeus-Spata in 50 minutes by Suburban Railway". in.gr (in Greek). Athens: Alter Ego Media. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Direct services for Piraeus-Airport and Piraeus-Kiato from 1 February. Additional services between SKA-Koropi and vice versa for the better service of the employees". TrainOSE (in Greek). Athens. 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. ^ Burroughs, David (12 October 2022). "Athens Metro Line 3 Phase 2 extension opens". International Railway Journal. Omaha: Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  7. ^ 2012 Network Statement, Athens: OSE, 2012, p. 3.3, archived from the original (pdf) on 2013-03-10